Example sentences of "[pron] find [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economists were being involved in the process of economic decision making in a manner which had been unknown previously , and most of them found this admission to the counsels of the influential and powerful to be very congenial . |
| 2 | Joy told me to find some sort of a lining , and off they went . |
| 3 | We have welcomed what the Board are doing , and we 've encouraged them to find new ways of doing so more in meeting the needs of the elderly who increase in numbers here in Scotland . |
| 4 | We talked about the possibility of his death , we talked about the possibility of him being permanently brain damaged , we talked about the happiness they had enjoyed together and how important it had been to both of them to find each other . |
| 5 | If the mud flats freeze over , it is impossible for them to find sufficient food . |
| 6 | It 's too easy for them to find another kid . ’ |
| 7 | And investigating Neil 's stores I found baked beans , sardines , a couple of small tins of ham , and some crispbread . |
| 8 | But on the second landing I found small groups of them with machine-guns lazily overlooking the booking hall . |
| 9 | Occasionally the sight or smell of it nauseated me , and I found certain smells , like those of bread or sugar or chocolate , overpowering . |
| 10 | Meanwhile at least one offspring of the NPA flourishes — the ‘ English Through Activity ’ programme in Swaziland , where I found similar activity and enthusiasm in schools , talked to a committed supervisor who saw her role entirely as getting her materials — including issues of English Ladybird books — to rural schools as efficiently as possible and of encouraging ‘ active learning ’ , ( but of what and why she took little heed ) . |
| 11 | I found long hairs — woman 's hair , dark brown . ’ |
| 12 | I discovered that wellies were good for keeping feet wet when the water came above your waist — and I found alternative footwear ! |
| 13 | ‘ If that was the case I found great difficulty in seeing how he could get permission from my local authority to license me , ’ he said . |
| 14 | And I found many details that I knew to be true . |
| 15 | At last he sent for a chaprassi and sent him with me to look for something , but on the way I found nice Mr Dickensen , an American from the University in Rangoon . |
| 16 | And I found two pairs of Michelle 's knickers after that and I did n't know what I shou . |
| 17 | and I found two pairs of Michelle 's knickers after that , I did n't know what , now I do n't know how they manage this year because , she was coming round in the day with little Donna with her and I was around , there you are , you see , these , they , they will love and find a way , anyway , erm , I said dear look , a woman needs a man to support her I said mark my words when the chap that she 's got at the moment is taken her out to disco 's and things , she 'll find that he does n't really want to kick in and help to support her . |
| 18 | Back at The Milebrook I found two letters waiting for me . |
| 19 | ‘ I found two tubes of toothpaste in the girl 's bag , and one tube in the young man 's bag . |
| 20 | in the crushed coral substrate , I found two pieces of rusted iron looking not unlike broken shell about the size of drawing pin heads . |
| 21 | I found one pound ten P in my pocket |
| 22 | I found one guy and talked to him for a while on tape . |
| 23 | Meanwhile I found other knitting groups right in ‘ my ’ province and took Arune with me to talk with the other women in it in the hope that they could answer the questions that I could n't . |
| 24 | Then I found first gear and stomped on the accelerator . |
| 25 | I found all bits and pieces . |
| 26 | I found all sorts of reasons for it , like not being there when my father died . |
| 27 | I well remember going as a new convert into a Baptist church for the first time : how strange I found that row of five deacons ' chairs which dominated the scene , and even stranger the little cups for communion . |
| 28 | In fact I have n't , I found that cat |
| 29 | I found that love went out the window when it was sweaty socks and handkerchiefs and dirty nappies and all this in front of me and I thought well this is not romance this is bloody hard work . |
| 30 | I found that part of me disgusting . |